The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-23

| LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP BASEBALL GAM
between Boston and Indianapolis clubs ATHLETE
Park. A o'clock p. NJ.
| OPENING OF ART EXHIBIT, ST. Johns Academy
morning and afternoon
In Brief
Healing Hawkins was acquitted yesterday o.
the charge of personating officer.
| The County Commissioners have reappointei
| all the old inspectors for the April elections o.
| next year.
Members of Memorial Presbyterian Church
| and Sunday school will go to Philadelphia to
morrow to spend day in the woods.
The art exhibit at ST. Johns Academy will
open to-day. The exhibit comprises fine dis
play OF OF. paintings. brass work. crayon por
traits and needle-work. The plain sewing viii
be shown to-day.
The annual day in the woods of Plymouth
Church and SundaNschool will be spent to-mor
row at Bethany Park. The train leaves the
Union Depot at 7:l5 in the morning and returns
to the city at o'clock in the evening.
AS street car No. %, on the Virginia-avenue
line, was nearing Stevens street last evening,
after dark. some person threw a large stone
through one of the windows, knocking Miss Ca
hill senseless and bruising q gentlemans hand
badly.
The following persons were licensed to marry
yesterday: Walter V. Bozell and Anna M. Stiiz,
Ira d. Stevens and Maggie Bartlett, James G..
keers and Sarah Shoff, John A. Mathews and
Ida N. johnson, Denton F. Biilingsy and Tinne
NJ. Oliver.
WIDENING OF AN AILLEf
The city commissioners, who have been con-
sidering the question of widening the alley be-
tween Meridian and Illinois Streets from Jack
son place to Georgia street, for two days. deter
mined yesterday to recommend the widening of
the alley to a uniform width of fifty feet. They
Will meet on Saturday to assess the damages and
sign their report
INSANITY CAUSED BY NEGLECT
Mrs Allen Trusty, living at No. GO West Nor
vic
commission consisting of DR.. c. L Fletcher and
Justices Smcck and Feibleman. The report
states that her tai condition is due neglect
She has been living alone, and those who have
investigated her case say she has neither had
sufficient clothing to wear nor food to eat for
several weeks.
INCORPORATED UNDER STATE LAWS.
With the Secretary of State, yesterday, the
Rock Oil Company of Winchester, filed a GER
ticate of increase of its capital stock to 000
Articles of incorporation for the Princeton Gas
and Mining Company and the Osgood Building
and Loan Association were also filed. The
Princeton company has a capital stock of $10,-
600, with George n. Jeraud James S. Epperson
Joseph Il. Fleming, VIM. Fl. Evans and VIM. H
Mahan directors. The building association is
organized with 100000 CAPITAL stock The
directors are J. NJ. Mccoy, H. p. King j. NJ.
Moves. John Eckert Louis Schwartz, George
Burst, Charles McMurphy, S. NJ Smith and S.
j. Harding.
STEALING HORSES BY WHOLESALE.
Monday afternoon genteel looking young
man hired horse and buggy OF John Scudder's
livery stable, on West Ohio street, saying that
he was travelling man and desired to visit
neigh boring town. He paid his bill when he re-
turned in the evening, and Tuesday morning
took out the horse and buggy again. He re-
turned at noon. and late in the evening he came
back aL% hired it the third time. The stable
men noticed that he put several rope halters in
the buggy, bat did not suspect nything wrong.
He has not returned yet, and yesterday Super
Intendent Travis learned that three horses had
been stolen between here and Plainfield the
National road. Early yesterday morning
thief. was seen in the western part of the State
going west with several horses. The officers
feel confident that they will get him.
THE FLETCHER s. SHARPE TRUST.
The money due the creditors OF Fletcher 6
Sharpe will not be ready for distribution, the
county clerk says, until the second week of July.
He has on hand about 100000. from which
dividend of 10 per cent be dispensed. Re-
ceiver Wallace. who cannot close up the affairs
DIVIDEND of between and 10 per cent, which
will DO in addition to the amount now held by
the county clerk. If the money realized by
Wallace it could have been dispensed without
any delay and without additional expense to the
creditors, as the claims had all been proved. but
While Mr. Wallace held the money q bond of
half million dollars required. but in the
hands of the county clerk the money is secured
by bond of only $25, 900.
QUESTIONABLE PRACTICES
For several days the township trustee has
been investigating reports that Ripley &
Hedges, the county undertakers, have been
collecting money from the township for burals
that have been paid for BY relatives of the de-
cad Tha viii ~
Commissioners provides that the undertakers
shall furnish cofins for SO. s. so and &c. accord
ing to size. and that when friends of the de-
ceased are able TO pay the burial expenses, the
county shall pay nothing. The trustees report of
his investigation shows that in several instances
the undsrtakers procured bnrial orders for per-
sons whose relatives were willing 10 pay them
the difference between the amount allowed bv
the county and the cost of what is called "a re-
spectacle funeral" It is shown that in one case
An order was procured for body not buried by
by another firm, and the expenses for which
were borne by friends OF the deceased.
ACCIDENTAL KILLING OF A DRIVER.
Joseph TruemAn, one of the draymen for
Kingan & Co., and residing at No. 800 South
Illinois street, was suddenly skilled yesterday
morning. He was, engaged in drawing cord
wood from the cars and was hauling an unusu
ally heavy load. While crossing the railroad
tracks, on Helen street, the front post snapped
short off by the weight of wood and allowed it
to fall forward upon the horses. causing them to
start a spirited run. 1t is supposed that
Trueman was thrown from the load, and, after
falling. was struck with log of wood. which
broke his neck. The accident occurred SO sud
denly. however, that no one saw just what caused
the killing of Truemau. When he was picked
up life extinct Kregelo's ambulance was
summoned and conveyed the body home After
running down Helen street. the runaway team
turned down Maryland. and were only stopped
within short distance of the river. neither
horse having suffered injury. Mr.. Trueman
leaves wife and several children.
YOUNG MAN STRANGELY MISSING.
Jerry Elliott. porter the Big Four rail-
road has been mysteriously missing from his
boarding house, No sos South Tennessee street.
for two days On Monday night he left the